IRIS Features

General features

• Ubiquitous access to image feeds. Users can view image feeds from anywhere - at home, in the office, on the train using their mobile cellphone or PDA - everywhere.
  
  
• Secure access to image feeds. Each user has his own username and password, so privacy and security are maintained.
  
  
• Desktop client software runs on ANY desktop or laptop - including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.
  
  
• Mobile client software allow users to view image feeds using their Java-enabled mobile cellphone or PDA.

Administrative features

• Comprehensive administrative controls, including the ability to add, edit, and delete camera locations and feeds, as well as users and administrators.
  
  
• Fully web-enabled Administrative console. Just use your web browser to administer image feeds and users from anywhere.
  
  
• Capable of supporting multiple roles, including super administrators and administrators for each location and its image feeds.
  
  
• Complete reports on camera usage. Find out when your users log in to view image feeds, who logs on, and which specific feeds they view. For more security, administrators can view the specific IP addresse (computer address) of any user.
  
  
• Version 2006: Import and create hundreds or thousands of new user accounts using CSV files
  
  
• Version 2006: Create subscription plans to manage user accounts. For example, you can create a 1-year support plan and enroll users in it. Once the year is almost up, emails will automatically be sent to the end user and administrators warning about the end of the plan and providing links for renewals
  
  
• Version 2006: IRIS will automatically detect and email administrots about possibly defective webcam feeds

Desktop client features

• View an unlimited number of image feeds simultaneously.
  
  
• Take snapshots of any camera feed and store them in your local desktop as image files
  
  
• Bookmark favorite image feeds for quicker access in future
  
  
• Easy installation and automatic update of desktop client using Java Web Start ^(TM)
  
  
• Version 2006: ZOOM on image feeds
  
  
• Version 2006: Save image feeds to your local hard drive in Quicktime or similar format so you can view them again later at your convenience

Mobile client features

• View image feeds on your mobile cellphone or PDA
  
  
• Take snapshots of camera images and store them on your mobile device
  
  
• Email snapshots of the full detailed images to friends and relatives from your mobile device
  
  
• Bookmark favorite image feeds for quicker access in future
  
  
• Easy installation of mobile client using the mobile device's J2ME application manager